Life-buoy fastener.



WIT ESSES N n! I B M. S. SAHL.

LIFE BUOY FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED 00w. 11, 1912.

1,085,759. Patent ed Feb. 3,1914,

' "rliill s X W v l 2% IINVENTOR MOODY S. SAHL, 0F G RIIPPLE CREEK, COLQRADG.

LIFE-RUDY FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Eatented Feb. 321%14.

Application filed October 11, 1912. Serial No. 725,333.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MOODY S. SAHL, citizen of the United States, residing at Cripple Creek, in the county of Teller and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Life-Buoy Fasten ers, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to devices for bolding life buoys and similar objects and instantaneously releasing the same, and has for one of its objects to improve the construction and increase the etficiency and utility of devices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a support for a life buoy which firmly retains the buoy in position under normal conditions, but whereby the life buoy may be instantly released when required and with out detaching any of the parts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed device whereby the object supported may be released by force applied directly to the object or to the holding mechanism, as may be preferred.

YVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawing"; illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a tafi'rail of a vessel with the improvement in position thereon; Fig. 2 is a side elevation in section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail of the movable holder. I I

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawingsby the same reference-characters.

The improved device comprises a supporting body 10 which may be of any suitable size and any suitable material, and is provided with means at the ends for attachment to attfirail or other portion of a vessel, the latter being represented conventionally at 11. The body 10 is provided with apertures 12 at the ends receive fastening devices whereby it is connected to the tafi'rail or other support. Connected to the body 10 near its lower end is a. downwardly directed hook 13, and projecting from the body near the upper end are spaced ears 14 through which a pivot pin 15 extends. Pivoted upon/ the pin15 is a holding arm 16 which is curved outwardly and upwardly and is providedwith a pull slot or handle 17 at its free end. At its inner end the arm 16 is provided with projections 18l9 extending therefrom at opposite sides of the pivot pin and forming toes to assist in the operation. Connected at 20 tothe body 10 is a flat or leaf sprin 20 which extends into engagement with the arm 16 between the toes 18-19 and bears at its free end at 21 against the body 10. The hook 13 and;the hooked arm 16 are designed to support 'a 'life buoy represented conventionally at 22. ,By this means the spring operates against the toe 10 and holds the arm 16 in its operative position and retains the life buoy in place against accidental displacement, but when the life buoy is re quired for use it IS only necessary to draw the arm 16 outwardly by power applied to the handle 17 to cause the toe 19 to depress the spring 20 while the toe 18 serves as a kicker to move the life buoy downwardly free'from the hook 13 and intb the hand of the operator of the holding arm. By this simple means it will be obvious that the life buoy is instantly released, and no time is lost in detaching connected parts.

It frequently happens that valuable time is lost in releasing the life buoys, but with the improved device such'loss of time is entirely eliminated as the life buoy is released as quickly can be grasped by the hand.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A support, a hanger pivoted to said support and with a toe projecting therefrom at one side of the pivot and a stop arm directed therefrom at the other side of the pivot and extending in parallel relation to the support and constantly spaced therefrom, and a body bearing upon said toe and against said arm, the weight of the body retaining the arm in vertical position. and yieldably holding the body from dispi stat-ant.

2. In a device of the class described, a support, a hook carried by said support, a hanger pivoted to said support and spaced from said hook and having a toe projecting therefrom at one side of the pivot and extending in parallel relation to the support and constantly spaced therefrom and an arm projecting therefrom at the other side of the pivot, and an annular body engaged respectively by thehook and the hanger, the body yieldably retaining the arm in engagement with the body by its gravity.

3. In a device of the class described, a supsaid sup m Loaa'vee port, a downwardly opening hook carried by ort, a hanger pivoted to said support an s aced from hook and having an upwar 1y directed toe projecting therefrom at one side of the, pivot and an upwardl directed arm projec'tin therefrom at the ot er side of the pivot an extending in parallel relation to the support and constantly spaced therefrom, and an annular body engaged respective! by the hook and the hanger, the body yie dabl maintaining the arm in engagement with the body by its gravity; ,p A v 4. A sup ort, a hanger pivoted to said support an with a toe projecting therefrom at one side of, the pivot and a sto arm directed therefrom at the othersi e of the pivot and extending in parallel relation to the support and constantly spaced therefrom, a. body bearing upon said toe and against said arm,xand a spring bearinlg against said toe and holding the arm yleln abl against the body.

n testimony whereof I, afix my signature in presence of two witnesses;

Witnesses v J. CHARLES DE Lonoenmmrs.

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